Today I wanted to start a series, with the goal to continue learning about the upcoming draft’s prospects. After providing data on the quarterbacks, I wanted to jump over to the defensive side of the ball and look at the linebackers, a position Pittsburgh could be looking to upgrade for the 2022 season. The graph below uses their 2021 PFF Grade and their current rank on PFF’s Big Board that updates through the draft process:
Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd has the fourth ranked PFF grade and tops the big board ranks for the position at 11th.